(Run on 29th August)
I've spent a lot of this summer in southern Scotland. The
regions of Dumfries & Galloway and the Scottish Borders have some great
roads and lots to see both natural and man-made. It's not far from home and the
roads seem to suit my recently acquired Suzuki SV650.
There was a theme to the photographs taken today but I'm not
quite sure that that is. Maybe "things I've seen before but never took
that much notice of" or "things that I had to research later to find
out about them". Anyway here they are.
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| Memorial to those killed in locals mines in Kirkconnel. A
reminder of how dangerous getting coal out of the ground was. |
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| The mines are gone but the signs remain. This is the spoil
heaps of Gateside Colliery (I think) near Sanquhar. |
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| The Tollbooth/Townhouse in Sanquhar. |
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| It has shields painted by (I assume) local schoolchildren.
This was for the "Riding of the Marches" ceremony where the locals
ride round the town on horses recalling the lawless days when this was
necessary to protect livestock etc from theft. |
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| Also in Sanquhar there is this obelisk. It is to commemorate
the "Sanquhar Declarations". This was a speech by the Covenanters
disavowing allegiance to King Charles II. This eventually led to the overthrow
of his brother, King James VII, in the religious wars of the 17th century. |
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| Again in Sanquhar there is this very modest church. It looks
like a corner shop and is home to the Apostolic Church of God. I hadn't heard
of them before but apparently believe in "the total depravity of
humanity" Yeah, well, you speak for yourselves. |
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| At
Thornhill this roundabout has a stone column topped with a statue of Pegasus.
This seems to act as a market cross (although not a cross) and signified that
the town was allowed to hold a market. |
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